135 - Josh Freese :: Work Leads to More Work

"If you hate reading bio’s as much as I hate writing them, I’ll do us both a favor and try and make this short and painless. I’ve been playing drums with everyone under the sun for the past 30 yrs. Joined the musicians union when I was 12 to play Top 40 out at Disneyland and then started touring and making records when I was 15. I’ve appeared on hundreds of records with artists ranging from Michael Buble to Suicidal Tendencies. Nine Inch Nails to Glen Campbell. Sting to The Vandals. A Perfect Circle to Danny Elfman. DEVO to Guns n’ Roses. The Replacements to Weezer to…you get the picture. A bunch of fantastic artists and probably twice as many bad ones. I’ve made some solo records and have co-written songs with Queens Of The Stone Age, Guns n Roses, Sting, The Vandals, A Perfect Circle, Devo, and more.   Some Things That Came Up:    -Rehearsals with Sting -Josh’s 5th record “Just A Minute, Vol. 1” -Music Videos for “Just A Minute, Vol. 1” -Stewart Copeland as “the John Bonham of the 80’s” -Fave Tracks Include Perfect Circle’s “Judith” and Michael Buble’s “Haven’t Met You Yet” -Hearing Chris Daughtry’s hit song “Home” in a restaurant -The magic of Henson Studio 3 and Van Halen -Recording in the moment with Paul Westerberg -Committing to early takes on Westerberg’s “World Class Fad” and “Lookin Out Forever” -Manifesting gigs with Devo, Westerberg and Sting…Law of Attraction -Josh dating UNT Professor Ron Fink’s daughter Jill -Josh’s advice for starry eyed drummers  -Work leads to more work  -P.F. Changs -Owning your fashion sense  -Girls hate Steely Dan -Order copies of “Just A Minute, Vol 1” from the BIO on Josh’s Instagram page.    Follow:  IG: @joshfreese  Twitter: @joshfreese    The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!   Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:   https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1   One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!   Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond   Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com   Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.   Follow Jim:   @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com